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The orbicularis oculi muscle is responsible for:

a.Raising the upper lip
b.Wrinkling the forehead
c.Closing the eyelids
d.Moving the jaw side to side

Explanation

Orbicularis oculi is the circular muscle around the eye that closes the eyelid. The frontalis raises eyebrows/wrinkles the forehead, and the masseter/pterygoids move the jaw.

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